Album Review: Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness

From the opening bars of the Thunder Road-esque Fear And Trembling, it's apparent that there's something special about the latest offering from Gang Of Youths. What follows are sixteen tracks that are earnest, honest and full of vivid lyricism, backed by a band whose musical ability shines well beyond their years.

There are moments of quiet and reflection, with tracks like Keep Me In The Open, Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane and Persevere. There are tracks that are sure to challenge the beloved Magnolia for singalong factor, in the likes of Fear And Trembling and Atlas Drowned. Let Me Down Easy acts as a protest song, a 'fuck you' to any form of extremism and a reflection on the horror that struck Paris in the time after the Bataclan Theatre attack.

But it's within the carefully interwoven interludes of L'imaginaire, Le Symbolique and Le Reel that you truly understand the growth the band has endured in the two years since 2015's The Positions.

Go Farther In Lightness will prove frontman Dave Le'aupepe as one of Australia's foremost songwriters; it's easy to forget when you're caught in his rich and considered narratives that this is someone who is still far ahead of their 30th birthday.

Listen to Go Farther In Lightness in its entirety; it is phenomenal and deserves nothing less than that.